Shaun King

IT WAS TRUE for Dylann Roof in Charleston. It was true about for any number of violent white men in Charlottesville. And it was true for Nikolas Cruz in Parkland, Florida. Like these other young men who turned violent, lots of people who interacted with Cruz saw the day coming when he would do something […]

LAST NIGHT, THE United States experienced the deadliest mass shooting in modern American history. At least 58 people are dead and over 500 more wounded. No, that’s not a typo: More than 500 were injured in one, single incident. As tens of thousands enjoyed a music festival on the streets of Las Vegas, 64-year-old Stephen Paddock, […]

Last Thursday, I wrote a column on the need for us to add a serious, creative, long-term, nationwide economic boycott to our strategy on how to combat police brutality, racial violence and systemic injustice in America. Sustained protests have built worldwide awareness and discussion around the problem, but we must pivot from awareness to change. […]

Today an autopsy confirmed the early eyewitness reports that St. Louis police officers shot teenager Mansur Ball-Bey in the back. Every person there who saw the shooting has said this for days and this was a huge reason immediate protests broke out after his death. What I want you to notice, though, is something very […]

Arrests? Ha! Not a damn thing. Late Monday night/early Tuesday morning, a group of heavily armed white men calling themselves “Oath Keepers” showed up soon after police left and began patrolling the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, guns and white privilege on full display. Mind you, peaceful protestors were arrested eight hours before this for simply filming the […]